Early the next morning, Mu Qingzhu still carried out her daily exercise as usual.
After exercising, she began to prepare breakfast for the three little ones and started to check the items she had obtained yesterday:
key stone × 1, Beedrill Mega Evolution ite × 1, Steelix Mega Evolution ite × 1, Audino Mega Evolution ite × 1, Gardevoir Mega Evolution ite × 1, Shiny Stone × 1, Fairy Tera Orb × 1.
At the same time, a knock sounded on the door of Mu Qingzhu's house. She immediately got up to answer it.
When the door opened, Mu Qingzhu was surprised to see a Dragonite standing at the door, clutching an admission notice in its claws. Mu Qingzhu took the notice, then she retrieved some homemade energy cubes from her system backpack and offered them to the Dragonite.
After tasting the energy cubes, the Dragonite happily flapped its wings and flew into the sky. Watching it disappear from sight, Mu Qingzhu secretly resolved that if she had the chance, she would definitely capture a Dragonite and carefully train it.
Mu Qingzhu then gently closed the door and opened the precious admission notice, reading it carefully. It was an admission notice from Qianzhou No. 1 High School.
After thoroughly reading the admission notice, Mu Qingzhu saw good news shared by Xia Bing in their three-person chat group on her phone: "I successfully got into Qianzhou No. 1 High School!" Soon after, Bai Ou also responded excitedly: "I got in too!" The three then decided to meet up and celebrate their successful admission to Qianzhou No. 1 High School.
Mu Qingzhu then returned to her room to change clothes, preparing to go out.
...
Mu Qingzhu, Xia Bing, and Bai Ou arrived one after another at the Pokémon Center near their homes.
At the Pokémon Center, Mu Qingzhu, Xia Bing, and Bai Ou joyfully celebrated their successful admission to their desired high school. Thinking that their Pokémon had all passed the novice stage, the three decided to try battling. They then booked a battle room inside the Pokémon Center to begin their battles.
Although there were also battlefields behind the Pokémon Center, their Pokémon and lineups would be completely exposed there. While the Pokémon Center's battle rooms required a fee, it better protected their Pokémon.
Xia Bing and Bai Ou were the first to battle, with Mu Qingzhu acting as the referee. Mu Qingzhu then said:
"Starting now, the battle between Xia Bing and Bai Ou will allow one Pokémon to be used. The match ends when one side's Pokémon loses its ability to battle. Both parties, please release your Pokémon."
"Go, Lapras," Xia Bing shouted.
"Go, Pidgey," Bai Ou also shouted.
"Lapras~"
"Pidgey~"
Mu Qingzhu announced: "Battle start!"
Xia Bing made the first move. Xia Bing shouted: "Lapras, use Water Gun."
"Lapras~"
Following Xia Bing's command, Lapras immediately used Water Gun.
"Pidgey, quickly dodge, then use Sand Attack." Bai Ou told Pidgey to dodge first, then use Sand Attack to lower Lapras's accuracy.
"Pidgey~"
Upon hearing Bai Ou's voice, Pidgey immediately dodged, then stood on the ground and used Sand Attack.
At this moment, Mu Qingzhu also looked at Bai Ou's Pidgey.
[Pokémon: Pidgey
Type: Normal, Flying
Level: 6
Gender: Male
Ability: Keen Eye (Thanks to its keen eye, its accuracy cannot be lowered)
Moves: Tackle, Sand Attack
Egg Moves: Uproar, Air Slash
Potential: Elite Four Level]
"In that case, Lapras, use Curse."
As Lapras used Curse, Lapras's Speed decreased by 1 stage, while its Attack and Defense both increased by 1 stage.
Seeing Xia Bing have Lapras power up, Bai Ou immediately commanded:
"Pidgey, use Uproar."
As the Uproar move hit, Lapras also sustained a little damage.
Watching Lapras get hurt, Xia Bing thought for a moment then commanded:
"Lapras, continuously use Water Gun. Then slowly approach Pidgey."
Pidgey dodged while using Uproar, dealing considerable damage to Lapras.
Xia Bing saw that Lapras was not far from Pidgey and said:
"Use Water Gun."
As Lapras's Water Gun accurately hit Pidgey, both Pokémon sustained significant damage and began to pant.
Xia Bing and Bai Ou then gave their commands one after another.
"Lapras, use Water Gun."
"Pidgey, use Air Slash."
As the moves accurately hit, a thick cloud of smoke immediately rose. After the smoke cleared, both Pokémon had fallen.
Mu Qingzhu then announced:
"Since both Lapras and Pidgey have lost their ability to battle, this match is a draw."
Afterward, Xia Bing and Bai Ou returned Lapras and Pidgey to their Poké Balls.
After putting away their Pokémon, the two walked over to Mu Qingzhu. Xia Bing asked Bai Ou: "Who battles Qingzhu first, you or I?"
Bai Ou thought for a moment and said: "I'll go first."
Then, Mu Qingzhu and Bai Ou stood on opposite sides of the battlefield, while Xia Bing stood in the referee's position and announced:
"Starting now, the battle between Mu Qingzhu and Bai Ou will allow one Pokémon to be used. The match ends when one side's Pokémon loses its ability to battle. Both parties, please release your Pokémon."
"Go, Snivy," Mu Qingzhu said.
"Go, Swablu," Bai Ou shouted. "This Swablu is the one you gave me, Qingzhu. Let me show you how well I've trained it."
Mu Qingzhu looked at Swablu.
[Pokémon: Swablu
Type: Normal, Flying
Level: 6
Gender: Female
Ability: Natural Cure
Moves: Growl, Peck, Disarming Voice
Egg Moves: Tailwind, Dragon Rush
Potential: Elite Four Level]
Xia Bing announced: "Battle start!"
Bai Ou attacked first, commanding:
"Swablu, use Tailwind."
"Swablu~"
Seeing Bai Ou have Swablu use Tailwind to increase its speed, Mu Qingzhu commanded:
"Snivy, use Grassy Terrain."
"Snivy~"
"Swablu, use Disarming Voice."
"Snivy, Vine Whip."
"Swablu, use Peck."
"Snivy, dodge and use Vine Whip to grab Swablu."
Seeing Swablu caught by Vine Whip, Bai Ou commanded:
"Swablu, use Disarming Voice."
Since Snivy had grabbed Swablu with Vine Whip, it couldn't dodge this Disarming Voice. The Vine Whip holding Swablu then released its grip.
Mu Qingzhu saw that the condition of both Pokémon was not particularly good, then she said to Bai Ou: "The condition of both our Pokémon isn't great right now. How about we decide the winner with the next move?"
Bai Ou looked at her Swablu and found that it was even struggling to fly, so she agreed.
"Swablu, use Dragon Rush."
"Snivy, Iron Tail."
As Swablu used Dragon Rush and was about to hit Snivy, the Dragon Rush move suddenly vanished.
Because Swablu's move suddenly disappeared, it couldn't dodge in time and was hit by Snivy's Iron Tail. Swablu then fell down.
Seeing Swablu lose its ability to battle, Xia Bing announced:
"Since Swablu has lost its ability to battle, Snivy wins this battle."
Afterward, Bai Ou recalled Swablu. Mu Qingzhu fed Snivy an energy cube to restore its stamina, then recalled Snivy to its Poké Ball.
Mu Qingzhu walked over to Bai Ou and asked: "Has Swablu not fully mastered Dragon Rush yet?"